Then they cleared the dishes away and took it easy, some resting in front of the fire and others on the beds in the rooms.
"If it gets much colder we'll have to pull some of those beds out into the living room and close the doors to the bedrooms," announced Gif. "I remember we did that one time when I was up here."
By five o'clock the boys felt rested, and then began preparations for a regular dinner. Several of the rabbits were cleaned and cooked, and they also boiled some potatoes and onions. Then Gif and Jack prepared a pan of biscuits and a pot of tea.
"Some day I'm going to take a few hours off and make some pies and cakes," announced Randy. He had always had a great liking for desserts.
"Yes, and don't forget we're going to make some candy, too," added his twin.
In the evening the boys read some magazines they had brought along, and Jack and Spouter played checkers. Before retiring, they looked out of the windows, to find that it was snowing and blowing just as furiously as ever.
"It's going to be a wild night, believe me," announced Spouter. "I don't believe there will be many people traveling around in this vicinity."
They retired as they had done the night before, and soon, despite the whistling of the wind, all of the lads were sound asleep.
Suddenly Jack awakened with a start. How long he had been asleep he did not know. He sat up quickly, for he realized that some sound from without had awakened him.
"Help! Help!" came from outside the bungalow. "Help! Let us in! We're freezing to death!"